diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.c b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
index 2a2093d61835cf..60b23b2716c408 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
@@ -2365,12 +2365,9 @@ static void __mptcp_close_ssk(struct sock *sk, struct sock *ssk,
 		mptcp_subflow_drop_ctx(ssk);
 	} else {
 		/* otherwise tcp will dispose of the ssk and subflow ctx */
-		if (ssk->sk_state == TCP_LISTEN) {
-			tcp_set_state(ssk, TCP_CLOSE);
-			mptcp_subflow_queue_clean(sk, ssk);
-			inet_csk_listen_stop(ssk);
+		if (ssk->sk_state == TCP_LISTEN)
 			mptcp_event_pm_listener(ssk, MPTCP_EVENT_LISTENER_CLOSED);
-		}
+
 		__tcp_close(ssk, 0);
 
 		/* close acquired an extra ref */
diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.h b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
index 3a2db1b862dd7c..339a6f07298984 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.h
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
@@ -629,7 +629,6 @@ void mptcp_close_ssk(struct sock *sk, struct sock *ssk,
 		     struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow);
 void __mptcp_subflow_send_ack(struct sock *ssk);
 void mptcp_subflow_reset(struct sock *ssk);
-void mptcp_subflow_queue_clean(struct sock *sk, struct sock *ssk);
 void mptcp_sock_graft(struct sock *sk, struct socket *parent);
 struct socket *__mptcp_nmpc_socket(const struct mptcp_sock *msk);
 bool __mptcp_close(struct sock *sk, long timeout);
diff --git a/net/mptcp/subflow.c b/net/mptcp/subflow.c
index 932a3e0eb22def..9c57575df84c48 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/subflow.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/subflow.c
@@ -1826,78 +1826,6 @@ static void subflow_state_change(struct sock *sk)
 	}
 }
 
-void mptcp_subflow_queue_clean(struct sock *listener_sk, struct sock *listener_ssk)
-{
-	struct request_sock_queue *queue = &inet_csk(listener_ssk)->icsk_accept_queue;
-	struct mptcp_sock *msk, *next, *head = NULL;
-	struct request_sock *req;
-
-	/* build a list of all unaccepted mptcp sockets */
-	spin_lock_bh(&queue->rskq_lock);
-	for (req = queue->rskq_accept_head; req; req = req->dl_next) {
-		struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow;
-		struct sock *ssk = req->sk;
-		struct mptcp_sock *msk;
-
-		if (!sk_is_mptcp(ssk))
-			continue;
-
-		subflow = mptcp_subflow_ctx(ssk);
-		if (!subflow || !subflow->conn)
-			continue;
-
-		/* skip if already in list */
-		msk = mptcp_sk(subflow->conn);
-		if (msk->dl_next || msk == head)
-			continue;
-
-		msk->dl_next = head;
-		head = msk;
-	}
-	spin_unlock_bh(&queue->rskq_lock);
-	if (!head)
-		return;
-
-	/* can't acquire the msk socket lock under the subflow one,
-	 * or will cause ABBA deadlock
-	 */
-	release_sock(listener_ssk);
-
-	for (msk = head; msk; msk = next) {
-		struct sock *sk = (struct sock *)msk;
-		bool do_cancel_work;
-
-		lock_sock_nested(sk, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
-		next = msk->dl_next;
-		msk->first = NULL;
-		msk->dl_next = NULL;
-
-		do_cancel_work = __mptcp_close(sk, 0);
-		release_sock(sk);
-		if (do_cancel_work) {
-			/* lockdep will report a false positive ABBA deadlock
-			 * between cancel_work_sync and the listener socket.
-			 * The involved locks belong to different sockets WRT
-			 * the existing AB chain.
-			 * Using a per socket key is problematic as key
-			 * deregistration requires process context and must be
-			 * performed at socket disposal time, in atomic
-			 * context.
-			 * Just tell lockdep to consider the listener socket
-			 * released here.
-			 */
-			mutex_release(&listener_sk->sk_lock.dep_map, _RET_IP_);
-			mptcp_cancel_work(sk);
-			mutex_acquire(&listener_sk->sk_lock.dep_map,
-				      SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING, 0, _RET_IP_);
-		}
-		sock_put(sk);
-	}
-
-	/* we are still under the listener msk socket lock */
-	lock_sock_nested(listener_ssk, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
-}
-
 static int subflow_ulp_init(struct sock *sk)
 {
 	struct inet_connection_sock *icsk = inet_csk(sk);